Kirsten West SavaliContributing Editor

Kirsten West Savali is Contributing Editor at Newsone.com and former Senior News Editor at YourBlackWorld.com. Drawing from her degree in Psychology and experience as a mental health professional, her provocative topics explore the intersectionality of race, religion, gender, politics and culture. Kirsten's feature articles also appear on HuffingtonPost.com, VibeVixen.com, TheRoot.com, TheGrio.com, Alternet.org and many others. She has also provided commentary on such radio programs as Michele Martin's 'Beauty Shop' on NPR, Jacque Reid's 'Inside Her Story' on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, and WVON's Perri Small Show. Her short story, "She Convinced The World She Didn't Exist," is featured in the anthology, Liberated Muse Volume II: Betrayal Wears a Pretty Face. Kirsten is currently co-writing The Hole in the Wall, a piercing, Blues-tinged screenplay that delves into the bruised soul of a fatherless son in search of himself. She is also founder of The Nomadic Poets Oasis, a website dedicated to the elevation and exposure of Poetry and Spoken Word. Connect with her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter: @KWestSavali